First Circuit Adopts But-For Causation Standard for Kickback-Premised False Claims Act Actions
7 Maret 2025 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 18 February 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in United States v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., determining that “but-for” causation is the proper standard for False Claims Act (FCA) actions premised on kickback and referral schemes under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). This issue has divided circuits […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Advises on AU$23 Million Retail Shopping Centre Asset Acquisition
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal law firm K&L Gates has acted as counsel for a private investment group in its AU$23 million acquisition of the Tanilba Bay Shopping Centre, located in New South Wales, from Real Asset Management (RAM) Group of Companies. The shopping centre, a 3,841-square-metre modern retail hub located in Tanilba Bay […]
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Solutions To TB and HIV Benefit All of Us, North and South
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIt is important that the Global South and Global North continue to work together, finding solutions to these diseases that keep too many parts of society vulnerable. Credit: Shutterstock By Monicah OtienoPRINCETON, New Jersey, USA, Mar 6 2025 (IPS) In the west of Kenya, near the shores of Lake Victoria, […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Advises SoniVie in its Acquisition by Boston Scientific for US$600 Million
6 Maret 2025 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal law firm K&L Gates LLP advised SoniVie Ltd., a privately held medical device company, on its acquisition by Boston Scientific. The deal is valued at a total of up to US$600 million, with US$400 million paid upfront and up to $US200 million paid upon achievement of regulatory milestones. Boston […]
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Öcalan’s Letter: Between Dismay and the Kurds’ Need to Believe
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA portrait of Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned PKK leader, looms over the Qandil Mountains, the group’s stronghold in Iraqi Kurdistan. In 1998, a year before his capture, the guerrillas relocated their bases here from Syria’s Bekaa Valley. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS By Karlos ZurutuzaROME, Mar 5 2025 (IPS) “The PKK (Kurdistan […]
Read MoreBullets and Beatings Support Canadian Mines
5 Maret 2025 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBullets and Beatings Support Canadian Mines Country Canada Ecuador agnes Mon, 03/03/2025 – 15:37 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Canada has finalized negotiations on a free trade deal with Ecuador, but claimed human rights protections ring hollow in light of alleged state repression. By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois), Photos by […]
Read MoreFlick the Switch Board: Get Plugged into the Latest UK Guidance on EEE and WEEE
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWaste treatment, recycling and take back obligations in relation to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste of such electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have long been a focus area for EU regulators, and now we are seeing increased enforcement in the United Kingdom. Although the European Union and United […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Adds Firm’s First National Security Policy Advisor
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWashington, D.C. – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Marissa Cloutier to its Washington, D.C., office as the firm’s first national security policy advisor. Cloutier brings nearly 15 years of national security and trade experience from senior roles at the US Department of State, US Department of the Air […]
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Brussels Show Offers Diverse View of Art History
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentEsiri Erheriene-Essi and her painting The Birthday Party. Photo credit: AM/SWAN By SWAN / A.D. McKenzieBRUSSELS, Mar 4 2025 (IPS) It’s like walking through several psychedelic halls of history, where bold colours, electrifying compositions and contagious rhythms hit the senses all at once. This is When We See Us: A […]
Read MoreNo Harm, No Foul – CIPA Claims Dismissed for Lack of Standing
4 Maret 2025 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe deluge of lawsuits and demand letters under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) has prompted courts to scrutinize CIPA claims more rigorously, including the threshold question of whether CIPA plaintiffs have standing to sue. Recent federal and state court decisions have now answered the standing question in the […]
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